Masco Corp. revealed Tuesday that it plans to close its Mill's Pride cabinetry-making plants in Waverly and Seal Township in Pike County. The two plants are the largest employers in the southern Ohio county.

The task force will try to recruit a buyer for the plants or, if that doesn't work out, address how displaced workers can be assisted in finding new jobs.

"Masco's devastating news may have shaken the community, but we're going to fight to keep these jobs right here in Pike County," Strickland said in a news release.